
Following a breakthrough spring which has seen him win a stage and finish among the top 20 at the Giro d'Italia, Valentin Paret-Peintre has reportedly attracted the attention of Soudal-QuickStep as the Belgian team looks to strengthen the climbing core around team leader Remco Evenepoel.
According to a report in Het Laatste Nieuws, the deal taking the 23-year-old Frenchman to QuickStep is all but official, with his Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale contract set to expire at the end of the season.